NEW DELHI, Mar 23: A minor girl was injured during an encounter between the security forces and a group of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday evening. She was taken to hospital where her condition was said to be stable.
According to Indian Army’s Rising Star Corps, a joint search operation was launched by Jammu-Kashmir Police and Rising Star Corps in Sanyal village near the International Border (IB) in Hiranagar sector after security forces intercepted a fresh group of four to five infiltrators.
The officials said the operation was under progress and reinforcements have been rushed to the spot. Earlier on March 17, an encounter took place between terrorists and security forces in Kupwara district. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Krumhoora village of Zachaldara following information about the presence of terrorists in the area.
The search operation had turned into an encounter after the terrorists opened fire at the security forces.
(Manas Dasgupta)
